Time to pack up and fill a U-haul. - Page 3

Wossi · 09-06-2008, 10:51

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Originally Posted by Kell_ee001

Good luck!

I can't open the link here at work though - how far is the move?

Roughly 1,400 miles. Just down the road

Davey_Pitch · 09-06-2008, 13:34

Best of luck with it Darrin, hope it all goes well

Darrin · 21-06-2008, 16:11

Well, we're in Utah. Still need to get checked into the apartment and move the bare necessities in, but we survived the drive.

I'll try to get a picture of the behemoth we crammed all our stuff into. 26 foot U-haul truck with a tow dolly on the back dragging Tina's Neon with the cats in it. It was a bit of a challenge to navigate that thing around parking lots, let me tell you!!

Anyways, must go take care of more details. I'll talk again soon when it's not from a hotel room on Tina's laptop...

leowyatt · 21-06-2008, 16:14

Glad to hear the move went well. I know alot of people were asking what happened to the cats

Pebs · 21-06-2008, 16:16

Great to hear from you fella! Hope you get all settled in soon, must be a big relief to have arrived safe and sound

Haly · 21-06-2008, 16:20

Glad to hear things are going well, hope the unpacking goes smoothly

Wossi · 21-06-2008, 17:32

Glad you are almost there. Hope it's not a Motel 6. The last one I stayed in I think there was a triple murder in there

Feek · 21-06-2008, 18:30

Good to see you back and how was the drive itself?

Jonny69 · 22-06-2008, 20:44

Well done Darrin, glad to hear the news

Darrin · 24-06-2008, 16:32

To answer some of the questions (if I leave any out, I apologize. I just finished unloading the truck, so I'm a little knackered right now) we brought 4 of the 8 cats with us. The little orange and white tabby went to a friend, the deaf black one went to another couple, and the two sisters went to a girl I worked with. So that left us with Kitty, the big fluffy one (also called Momma). Tigger, the black and white one. Shadow the little grey Russian Blue, and Scrappy, the tiger striped one.

The two dogs went to a family that owned a farm out in the middle of nowhere (like my place) about 10 miles away. Within 30 minutes of dropping them off they ran away. 12 hours later Caramel showed back up in our driveway. No idea what happened to Pepper (Caramel's sister). Another family that lived 19 miles away agreed to take Caramel. We took her over the night before we left. Two days later a friend dropped by to check our mail for us and said Caramel was back sitting on the porch. So now I have no idea what's going to happen to her.

As to the drive? It was the definition of HELL!! Road construction on all the freeways, everyone wanting to do 75-80mph and the truck I was driving had a 74mph limiter on it. Every bump in the road jarred the teeth out of our heads. Navigating parking lots for food or lodging was an hour long affair. None of the hotels we'd booked reservations with had them, and they were all full by the time we got there.

We finally get here to the apartment on Saturday, get a portion of the lease filled out only to find that the price they quoted us had gone up by at least $150 a month plus the deposit had gone up by $400. The garage we had rented to keep all our extra stuff in couldn't be opened because the remote was broken. So now we've got a rented truck stuffed with all our crap costing us $99 a day that we can't empty. And the day we CAN get a working remote? Tina's due at her new job at 5AM. There's several pieces of furniture there's no way I can even move myslelf, so I have to schedule a moving helper's company to come unload the truck with me. Today. So there's $250 for them, another $200 for the truck rental, yada yada yada.

Oh, and the internet is a shared cable connection. Meaning that in the evening there are 252 apartments sharing one cable internet connection that doesn't allow java so Tina can't play her favorite site, pogo.com.

Needless to say I'm not too impressed with the place we moved into...

Anyways, I need a smoke. And I'm about ready to take up drinking again after 15 years sober.

Oh, and I need to go find myself a vehicle before tomorrow night when I'm expected at work. That is if I can get Tina to be able to drive herself to work. She got lost three times this morning, so I'm going on 36 hours without sleep right now...

09-06-2008, 13:34	#22
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Best of luck with it Darrin, hope it all goes well __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

21-06-2008, 16:11	#23
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	Well, we're in Utah. Still need to get checked into the apartment and move the bare necessities in, but we survived the drive. I'll try to get a picture of the behemoth we crammed all our stuff into. 26 foot U-haul truck with a tow dolly on the back dragging Tina's Neon with the cats in it. It was a bit of a challenge to navigate that thing around parking lots, let me tell you!! Anyways, must go take care of more details. I'll talk again soon when it's not from a hotel room on Tina's laptop... __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

21-06-2008, 16:14	#24
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Glad to hear the move went well. I know alot of people were asking what happened to the cats __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

21-06-2008, 16:16	#25
Pebs Easymouth Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,716	Great to hear from you fella! Hope you get all settled in soon, must be a big relief to have arrived safe and sound __________________ ...faster you naughty little monkey! Running through hell, heaven can wait!

21-06-2008, 16:20	#26
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Glad to hear things are going well, hope the unpacking goes smoothly __________________ Halycopter

21-06-2008, 17:32	#27
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	Glad you are almost there. Hope it's not a Motel 6. The last one I stayed in I think there was a triple murder in there

21-06-2008, 18:30	#28
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Good to see you back and how was the drive itself? __________________

22-06-2008, 20:44	#29
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Well done Darrin, glad to hear the news __________________

24-06-2008, 16:32	#30
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	To answer some of the questions (if I leave any out, I apologize. I just finished unloading the truck, so I'm a little knackered right now) we brought 4 of the 8 cats with us. The little orange and white tabby went to a friend, the deaf black one went to another couple, and the two sisters went to a girl I worked with. So that left us with Kitty, the big fluffy one (also called Momma). Tigger, the black and white one. Shadow the little grey Russian Blue, and Scrappy, the tiger striped one. The two dogs went to a family that owned a farm out in the middle of nowhere (like my place) about 10 miles away. Within 30 minutes of dropping them off they ran away. 12 hours later Caramel showed back up in our driveway. No idea what happened to Pepper (Caramel's sister). Another family that lived 19 miles away agreed to take Caramel. We took her over the night before we left. Two days later a friend dropped by to check our mail for us and said Caramel was back sitting on the porch. So now I have no idea what's going to happen to her. As to the drive? It was the definition of HELL!! Road construction on all the freeways, everyone wanting to do 75-80mph and the truck I was driving had a 74mph limiter on it. Every bump in the road jarred the teeth out of our heads. Navigating parking lots for food or lodging was an hour long affair. None of the hotels we'd booked reservations with had them, and they were all full by the time we got there. We finally get here to the apartment on Saturday, get a portion of the lease filled out only to find that the price they quoted us had gone up by at least $150 a month plus the deposit had gone up by $400. The garage we had rented to keep all our extra stuff in couldn't be opened because the remote was broken. So now we've got a rented truck stuffed with all our crap costing us $99 a day that we can't empty. And the day we CAN get a working remote? Tina's due at her new job at 5AM. There's several pieces of furniture there's no way I can even move myslelf, so I have to schedule a moving helper's company to come unload the truck with me. Today. So there's $250 for them, another $200 for the truck rental, yada yada yada. Oh, and the internet is a shared cable connection. Meaning that in the evening there are 252 apartments sharing one cable internet connection that doesn't allow java so Tina can't play her favorite site, pogo.com. Needless to say I'm not too impressed with the place we moved into... Anyways, I need a smoke. And I'm about ready to take up drinking again after 15 years sober. Oh, and I need to go find myself a vehicle before tomorrow night when I'm expected at work. That is if I can get Tina to be able to drive herself to work. She got lost three times this morning, so I'm going on 36 hours without sleep right now... __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".